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BMW X5 vs. Mercedes GLE: The better luxury plug-in SUV

The BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE are two popular midsize luxury SUVs that offer the latest in luxury, space and technology. Of course, neither vehicle is aimed at the cost-conscious car shopper, but this is a situation where you do get what you pay for. They’re also notable because they’re among just a few luxury SUVs available with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Getting an X5 or a GLE with a plug-in hybrid might be just what you’re looking for if you’re looking to use less gas. These plug-in hybrids have hybrid batteries you can charge with a cord, enabling you to drive short ...

Wall Street drifts as Intel tumbles

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market drifted through mixed trading Friday, as a zigzag week punctuated by loud threats and pullbacks finished with a quiet and tentative close. The S&P 500 was basically flat and edged up by less than 0.1% but still notched a second straight week with a modest loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 285 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%. The majority of stocks on Wall Street fell, and Intel weighed on the market after tumbling 17%. The chip company reported better results for the end of 2025 than analysts expected. But ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Jan. 12-16 in Trumbull County: Bazetta Elizabeth A. Griffiths to Sean P. Adams Cleland and Stacy L. Adams Cleland, 2526 Hoagland Blackstub Road, $325,000 Braceville Benjamin Moisio and Christina Moisio to Gary Walczak LLC, 4966 Old Windham Ridge Road, $24,000 O’Conner W. Wilson to Joseph Thomas Wiechowski and Maggie M. Mitchell, 600 Braceville Robinson Road, $185,000 Brookfield Tressa A. Trinckes to Joseph D. Hackett, 6220 Warren Sharon Road, $180,000 Dennis G. Lambert and Pam Germadnik to Tyler Oaks McDowell, 7847 Chestnut Road, ...

Trump pushes for lower rates, ban on investor home purchases

President Donald Trump's plans for bringing homeownership within reach of more Americans involve pushing for lower interest rates on home loans and credit cards, and banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes. In his address Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump outlined four policies his administration is pursuing in a bid to make homeownership more affordable. Each had been previously mentioned by him or his administration in recent weeks, part of a broader push to address affordability generally, a hot-button issue with voters ...

Average mortgage rate edges higher

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked higher this week, but remains near its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.09% from 6.06% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 6.96%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also rose this week. That average rate inched up to 5.44%, up from 5.38% last week. A year ago, it was at 6.16%, Freddie Mac said. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market bounced back from its worst day since October on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he reached the framework for a deal about Greenland, an island he’s long coveted, and won’t impose tariffs he had threatened on several European countries. The S&P 500 rallied 1.2% after Trump said the deal, “if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America” and its allies in the North Atlantic region. The announcement triggered an immediate move higher in the stock market, which found solace earlier in the day after Trump ...